. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. Astnnt iMitihipora ciuhilvm. /â ,'»â /(MM'/tom vmtuiat't. to the vast inunlH'r ol'tlu- aiiiinals, uiul tlu; raimlity witli tlicy uicivaso, the of Astva'a ui'tni assume I'lumnous (linu' ; ami in Uu; srctmdary ami tertiary rocks they nvciueutly ..eciir in such liugc masses thai whule rucks are el tlieir remains. , , , , i i ⢠i ⢠Tn the ri-lit-haml lower corner is seen a fi-ure ol that remarkahle coral whie
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. Astnnt iMitihipora ciuhilvm. /â ,'»â /(MM'/tom vmtuiat't. to the vast inunlH'r ol'tlu- aiiiinals, uiul tlu; raimlity witli tlicy uicivaso, the of Astva'a ui'tni assume I'lumnous (linu' ; ami in Uu; srctmdary ami tertiary rocks they nvciueutly ..eciir in such liugc masses thai whule rucks are el tlieir remains. , , , , i i ⢠i ⢠Tn the ri-lit-haml lower corner is seen a fi-ure ol that remarkahle coral whieli is popularly calKnl Uijain-stonk or :.\hN-coi;M., liecauM! tla; convolutions into winch tlio corallimn mouhled much resemble those of the human liraiii. The animals of this ircius are always united lo-cth.'r m Ion,-,' waved series, eacli havin- a distinct mouth'and series of very short tentacles. The cells arc! very slia low, and thevaUeys formed hy their union are separated from each other by distinct rid.^vs. The shape uf'this coral alters greatly with a-v, s, reseniblin- the top-slu'lls wlicii young, bnt becoming rounded above when adult. The I'-rain-coral is tound in several el the hot seas. Among the Asteriada^ as these creatures n\v called, in cousoquence of th.^ star-hke api)earance of the polype or auimal, the Oi;(;AN l'li'i;-C(ii;Ai, is perhaps the most .slniaiiu. Jt forms, as far as is yet known, the only example of the gruui. to which it belongs, ami Avhich is caHed Tubuliimrina, on account of the mulliplied s(>ries oi regular tubes roia uhich it is formed. Most iiersoiis an; familiar with this heautilul coral, witli its sets o tubes arranged like the pipes of a church-oigan, (jr the stoned rows oi basaltic coliuniis el the Giant Causewav. Tile coloui lifeless corallii claim to tlu; ti iiwvn polype, ' liy that .soft ai The liianel siicli as are iisi beau! lislicries are iU't! very rudc!; liy |ieriiiilti;\g llilliellsious of sol
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